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Niagara region mayors to decide on possible amalgamation, Premier Doug Ford says
The possibility of amalgamation of cities and towns in the Niagara region will be decided by local mayors, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, though he believes something must be done to improv...
Feb 25, 2026
New bill would increase fines, enforcement powers for illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's former justice minister and a legal expert are raising concerns about legislation tabled Wednesday to strengthen enforcement of cannabis rules amid a crackdown on illegal dispe...
Feb 25, 2026
Quebec Liberals gain ground in new poll taken days after Milliard named new leader
QUBEC - A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support days after naming Charles Milliard as leader, as debate heats up about a possible independence referendum ahead...
Feb 25, 2026
Student group calls on Nova Scotia post-secondary students to stage weeklong strike
HALIFAX - The Canadian Federation of Students is calling on Nova Scotia's post-secondary students to stage a weeklong, provincewide strike to protest provincial budget cuts and demand affordable tuiti...
Feb 25, 2026
Canada pledges $8 million in food aid for Cuba as U.S. fuel blockade continues
OTTAWA - Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state ...
Feb 25, 2026
Trump's trade czar says Canada must accept tariffs, help reshore American jobs
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar says if Canada wants a deal with Washington, it will have to accept "some level of higher tariff" and help to reshore American industries. United ...
Feb 25, 2026
Doctors, health groups call for action as Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
OTTAWA - Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable - and advocates gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to call on the federal gover...
Feb 25, 2026
Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures
OTTAWA - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024. A survey of 48 n...
Feb 25, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rebuts Trump’s claims of a thriving nation, says costs remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her...
Feb 24, 2026
Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is 'winning so much'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared during a marathon State of the Union on Tuesday that "we're winning so much" - insisting he'd sparked an economic boom at home and imposed a new world...
Feb 24, 2026
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